Doing It (Charli XCX song)

"Doing It"
Single by Charli XCX featuring Rita Ora
from the album Sucker
Released3 February 2015 (2015-02-03)
Recorded2014
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Length3:48
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Charli XCX singles chronology
"Break the Rules"
(2014) 		"Doing It"
(2015) 		"Drop That Kitty"
(2015)
Rita Ora singles chronology
"Black Widow"
(2014) 		"Doing It"
(2015) 		"New York Raining"
(2015)
Music video
"Doing It" on YouTube

"Doing It" is a song by English singer Charli XCX from her second studio album, Sucker (2014). An alternative version of the song featuring English singer Rita Ora was released on 3 February 2015 as the album's third single. The single peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. "Doing It" was named "Best New Track" the week of its release by Pitchfork.[3]

Charli is seen performing a snippet of the song in a commercial for Pepsi's "Out of the Blue" music campaign, which aired during the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, on 8 February 2015.[4] Ahead of the release of her 2022 album Crash, Consequence of Sound ranked "Doing It" as Charli's fourth best song.[5]

  1. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (8 January 2015). "Hear Charli XCX & Rita Ora Team Up for New Version of 'Doing It'". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Sucker – Charli XCX". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. ^ Dombal, Ryan (23 January 2015). "Charli XCX: "Doing It" [ft. Rita Ora]". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. ^ Hampp, Andrew (4 February 2015). "Exclusive: Fall Out Boy, Charli XCX Headline Pepsi's 'Out Of The Blue' Fan-Giveaway Program". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  5. ^ Krueger, Jonah (16 March 2022). "Charli XCX's 10 Best Songs". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 16 March 2022.